When this particular broadcast ran on the original site a few years back, I shared a story that this exact thing had really happened to a friend of mine’s cat. In a quick moment between stitches, she left a threaded needle out (how many of us sewers and embroiderers have done this? Guilty! So many, many times before hearing her story). Her excellently good kitty slurped it up, got very sick, and if I remember right it was not exactly obvious immediately what had happened (though thank goodness, the cat did survive after an emergency trip to the vet). I never would have realized this could happen until she went through it! How scary!! So, while Lupin is innocent in how he sees it—this is why the Woman is locking up those needles! She should have locked up the thread, too. Even a little bit of thread for a cat can cause a lot of trouble. Throughout the comic the People are shown keeping thread from Lupin (though in our house it is actually stoic Elvis who is our problem when it comes to stuff like this! In the comic, Lupin made more sense) and it’s always important to be cautious of thread, ribbon, floss, string, and such. Kitties may like to live dangerously, but keep them reporting on how you lock up those needles and thread!
When this particular broadcast ran on the original site a few years back, I shared a story that this exact thing had really happened to a friend of mine’s cat. In a quick moment between stitches, she left a threaded needle out (how many of us sewers and embroiderers have done this? Guilty! So many, many times before hearing her story). Her excellently good kitty slurped it up, got very sick, and if I remember right it was not exactly obvious immediately what had happened (though thank goodness, the cat did survive after an emergency trip to the vet). I never would have realized this could happen until she went through it! How scary!! So, while Lupin is innocent in how he sees it—this is why the Woman is locking up those needles! She should have locked up the thread, too. Even a little bit of thread for a cat can cause a lot of trouble. Throughout the comic the People are shown keeping thread from Lupin (though in our house it is actually stoic Elvis who is our problem when it comes to stuff like this! In the comic, Lupin made more sense) and it’s always important to be cautious of thread, ribbon, floss, string, and such. Kitties may like to live dangerously, but keep them reporting on how you lock up those needles and thread!